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Monday, August 15, 2011

Hanson have been rocked by a "heartwrenching" online tribute to their music from a fan who recently lost her boyfriend in Iraq.

The unnamed devotee posted a message to the fallen soldier under the
group's I Will Come To You video on YouTube.com, explaining how
important the song has become following his death.

"This song is dedicated to my first love Mike... He just recently lost
his life in Iraq... I still love him and probably always will... But the
line in this song 'Cause even if we can't be together... We'll? be
friends NOW and FOREVER... that line is soo true... Mike, I truly miss
you and you're my GUARDIAN ANGEL I love you hunn!!!"

And the message has deeply touched the trio.

"When you hear stories like that it's hard not to get choked up... We've
got the greatest job in the entire world, and, as hard as this job can
be, and, as hard as it is to be away from your friends and your family,
it is the coolest job in the world, and we're not getting bullets shot
at us," bandmate Isaac Hanson tells WENN.

"The fact that there are so many guys and girls in our armed services
who are doing their job and risking their lives every day is a humbling
thing. We do have the extraordinary pleasure of meeting not only
servicemen and women, but also the spouses and girlfriends of people who
are in the military.

"It's a huge honour to feel that something you've done - your attempt at
an emotionally honest expression of care and love... and for people to
have an emotional connection that is palpable and for it to mean
something to them, ultimately, is what you're always hoping for.

"It's an honour and it's heartwrenching and it's hard to know exactly
how to react. When someone gives that kind of circumstance for which
that song has meaning for them you can't help but have an emotional
pause within yourself, like, 'Wow, this is intense stuff.'

"Based on those kinds of comments and the conversations we have with our
fans, it's clear our love for our music and our care for what our music
means to us has translated to people."